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...much history, thought Ford as he listened to the eulogies on that clouded and chilly California afternoon last week when Nixon was buried beside his wife Pat at the Nixon library and birthplace in Yorba Linda. Ford was Nixon's closest political colleague. "I treasured his friendship," Ford said later. "When I took the oath of office in the well of the House in 1949, the very first person who came up to shake my hand was Dick Nixon...
Former President Richard Nixon was buried Wednesday after a ceremony at his boyhood home in Yorba Linda, California. Among the 3,000 mourners were delegates from more than 80 countries and five U.S. Presidents, including Bill Clinton, who delivered one of four eulogies. The service, led by the Rev. Billy Graham, focused on Nixon's foreign policy achievements, touching only obliquely upon the Watergate scandal. "He achieved greatly, and he suffered deeply," said former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. "But he never gave up." Earlier, an estimated 42,000 visitors had stood for hours in chilly, damp weather...
...largely subsided by Thursday, as government police announced the arrest of more than 30 white supremacists charged with 21 bombing deaths. Voting was extended to a fourth day in six rural areas, including the Zulu stronghold in Natal province. "It's like the birth of a baby," exulted Linda Khaba, a local magistrate. "Problems, anxiety...
ASSISTANT EDITORS: Ursula Nadasdy de Gallo, Andrea Dorfman, Brigid O'Hara-Forster, William Tynan, Sidney Urquhart, Jane Van Tassel (Department Heads); Bernard Baumohl, David Bjerklie, Val Castronovo, Georgia Harbison, Ratu Kamlani, Sue Raffety, Susan M. Reed, Elizabeth Rudulph, Susanne Washburn, Linda Young...
...statement released yesterday, Radcliffe President Linda S. Wilson expressed sorrow over King's death...